KR102086122B1 - Taxi reservation method and device based on schedule - Google Patents

Abstract

A schedule based taxi reservation service method and apparatus are disclosed. Taxi reservation service method performed in a computing device according to an aspect of the present invention, the step of checking the appointment place and the appointment time according to the user schedule; Calculating a departure time that can arrive within the appointment time from the current location to the appointment place; And performing a taxi reservation at a reservation time corresponding to the departure time.

Description

Taxi reservation method and device based on schedule

The present invention relates to a taxi reservation service, and more particularly, to a taxi reservation service method and apparatus based on a set schedule.

Taxis are one of the most popular means of transportation, and in recent years, taxis are often operated by reservation. Recently, more users are making online reservations by accessing a server providing a taxi reservation service using a mobile device such as a smartphone as well as a call taxi reservation by a telephone call.

 In general, such an online taxi reservation service is a method in which a reservation is made by applying for a destination to be booked. However, there is a inconvenience in that it is necessary to enter a destination directly and wait for a call to be made.

Typically, taxis are booked when you want to leave right away, in which case you will not be able to make a reservation for the scheduled time of departure, or if the traffic is worse than the expected travel time. Sometimes there is an accident.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2015-0085153 (published July 23, 2015) Call Taxi Reservation Service Method

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a schedule-based taxi reservation service method and apparatus which automatically devises a taxi reservation according to a set schedule.

Other objects of the present invention will become more apparent through the preferred embodiments described below.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a taxi reservation service method performed by a computing device, the method comprising: checking an appointment location and an appointment time according to a user schedule; Calculating a departure time that can arrive within an appointment time from a current location to the appointment place; And a taxi reservation service method including a step of performing a taxi reservation at a reservation time corresponding to the departure time, and a recording medium on which a program for executing the method is recorded.

Here, the departure time may be calculated using the estimated time required from the current location to the appointment location based on the traffic situation history of the time zone according to the appointment time using the big data information.

In addition, an estimated travel time using public transport from the current location to the appointment place may be calculated, and a taxi reservation service may be started when a time obtained by adding the estimated travel time to the current time exceeds the appointment time.

In addition, the user schedule may be checked based on user schedule information stored in a specific server device.

In addition, when the movement of the main body of the day or the time zone in which the user operation is first performed is elapsed by more than a preset time using pre-stored user pattern information, the preset work area is set as the appointment place and the work time is the appointment time. You can start a taxi reservation service for the schedule of work.

The commute area and the commute time may be set using the user pattern information including location information.

According to another aspect of the invention, the storage unit for storing a user schedule; A schedule checking unit for checking an appointment place and an appointment time according to the user schedule and calculating a departure time that can arrive within the appointment time from a current location to the appointment place; And a taxi reservation unit configured to perform a taxi reservation at a reservation time corresponding to the departure time.

Here, the schedule confirmation unit may calculate the departure time using the estimated time required from the current location to the appointment location based on the traffic situation history of the time zone according to the appointment time using big data information.

The schedule checker may calculate an estimated travel time using public transportation from the current location to the appointment location, and when the time obtained by adding the estimated travel time to the current time exceeds the appointment time, the departure for taxi reservation. The time can be calculated.

In addition, the schedule checker may use the user pattern information to set the scheduled work area as the appointment place when the movement of the main body of the day or the time zone during which the user operation is performed for the first time exceeds a preset time, and the work time is the appointment time. The departure time for the work schedule can be calculated.

The commute area and the commute time may be set using the user pattern information including location information.

According to the present invention, the taxi reservation is automatically performed according to the set schedule, so that the user can conveniently perform the taxi reservation and use it.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the reservation is made to have a departure time suitable for the traffic situation of the corresponding time zone based on the appointment time according to the schedule, it is possible to prevent unnecessary events waiting for or late in the appointment.

1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a computing device for providing a taxi reservation service according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a flowchart illustrating a taxi reservation service process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of setting a departure time according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a table illustrating a user schedule that is the basis of a taxi reservation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a table illustrating a work schedule set using a user pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As the invention allows for various changes and numerous embodiments, particular embodiments will be illustrated in the drawings and described in detail in the written description. However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, it should be understood to include all changes, equivalents, and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When a component is said to be "connected" or "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to or connected to that other component, but it may be understood that another component may be present in the middle. Should be. On the other hand, when a component is said to be "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another component, it should be understood that there is no other component in between.

Terms such as first and second may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, terms such as a first threshold value, a second threshold value, and the like, which will be described later, may be pre-specified as threshold values that are substantially different or partially equal to each other, but may be confused when expressed with the same word. For the sake of convenience, the terms "first" and "second" will be used together for convenience of classification.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprise" or "have" are intended to indicate that there is a feature, number, step, action, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification, and one or more other features. It is to be understood that the present invention does not exclude the possibility of the presence or the addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, components, or a combination thereof.

In addition, the components of the embodiments described with reference to the drawings are not limited to the corresponding embodiments, and may be implemented to be included in other embodiments within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Although the description is omitted, it is obvious that a plurality of embodiments may be reimplemented into one integrated embodiment.

In addition, in the description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same components regardless of reference numerals will be given the same or related reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. In the following description of the present invention, when it is determined that the detailed description of the related known technology may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computing device for providing a taxi reservation service according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a taxi reservation service process according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a computing device providing a taxi reservation service includes a communication unit 10, a location measuring unit 20, a storage unit 30, and a control unit 40, and the control unit 40 includes a schedule check unit ( 42, a taxi reservation unit 440. For example, the computing device according to the present embodiment may be a mobile device such as a smartphone or a tablet PC. As a specific example of a mobile device, the communication unit 10 may be a communication module such as a Wi-Fi module or a mobile communication module, the position measuring unit 20 may be a GPS receiver, and the storage unit 30 may be a memory. The schedule confirmation unit 42 and the taxi reservation unit 44 may be implemented in the form of a program executed by the controller 40 implemented as a processor or an operating system. This will be more apparent to those skilled in the art through the following description. In the following description, a mobile device is described as a computing device for convenience of description, but the present invention is not limited thereto and may be implemented in various forms (for example, an IoT device provided in a home).

The communication unit 10 is for communicating with a reservation server (not shown) and a communication network (mobile communication network or Internet network, etc.) for taxi reservation, which will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and thus, further description thereof will be omitted.

The position measuring unit 20 is for measuring the current position, and a taxi reservation is performed using the current position measured by the position measuring unit 20 as a starting point. The position measuring unit 20 may be implemented as a GPS receiver to measure position information by GPS information. According to another example, the position measuring unit 20 may be position information by a triangulation method by communication with a plurality of base stations. Currently, most mobile devices are provided with a position measuring means, and since a function of measuring a position is used in various fields, more detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The storage unit 30 stores user schedule information 32 and pattern information 34 of a user who uses the device.

The user schedule information 32 is set by the user (see FIG. 4), and may be, for example, information directly input by the user, or a specific server (an interface for providing an account and scheduling the user). It may be in the form of receiving schedule information from, for example, a Google calendar (eg, Google Calendar).

Referring to the user's pattern information 34, the first time a user touches (or recognizes movement by a gyro sensor) the computing device for the first time, the history of the morning alarm is set, the main residence (the time when it is estimated to be a sleeping time) Using location information), the place of work (using location information located at the estimated time of work), public transportation (using location information, whether or not near train stations, using public transportation related application programs) May be used), and whether or not to use a car (using a navigation program). Using the pattern information, the user may analyze life patterns such as the morning weather time zone, the time of work, the time of travel, the time of work, and the like. Although it will be described in detail later, the work schedule as shown in FIG. 5 can be derived by analyzing the pattern information.

Referring back to FIG. 1, the schedule confirming unit 42 of the computing device according to the present embodiment refers to schedule information stored in the storage unit 30 and checks an appointment place and an appointment time according to a user schedule. Then, the departure time for arriving at the appointment place is calculated at the appointment time.

The taxi reservation unit 44 performs a taxi reservation at a reservation time corresponding to the calculated departure time.

Referring to FIG. 2, the process of processing a taxi reservation service, the computing device checks a user schedule (S210), and determines whether a taxi reservation service is in progress (S220).

The method of determining whether the reservation service is in progress may be implemented in various forms. In a simple manner, the user may be asked whether to proceed with the taxi reservation service at a preset time (for example, one hour) before the appointment time, A method of determining whether to proceed with the reservation service according to the input of. For example, an alarm for the schedule 1 hour before the set appointment time is output, a user interface screen for determining whether to proceed with the taxi reservation service is output, and processed according to the user's response.

In another example, calculating a travel time from the current location to the appointment location, and calculates the latest departure time that can arrive at the appointment location within the appointment time, based on the calculated travel time, and the predetermined time before the departure time ( For example, after 10 minutes, the reservation service can be performed. For example, if the travel time is 30 minutes, the user is asked whether the taxi reservation service proceeds 40 minutes before the appointment time.

Or, calculate the estimated travel time using public transport (train, bus, etc.) from the current location to the appointment, and if the time plus the estimated travel time exceeds the scheduled time, start the taxi reservation service and automatically taxi The reservation may be made, or a taxi reservation service may be performed after a user inquiry. In other words, if it is determined that it is difficult to arrive at the appointment place within the appointment time when using public transportation, the taxi reservation service is started.

When the reservation service is decided, the departure time according to the appointment place and the appointment time is calculated. As described above, the movement time from the current position to the appointment place is calculated based on the traffic situation information, and the departure time considering the movement time is calculated.

3 is an exemplary view for explaining a method of setting a departure time according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the computing device calculates an estimated time required for movement by using the traffic situation history of a corresponding time zone by using big data information related to traffic, based on an appointment time according to a schedule, and at an expected time. Calculate the starting time accordingly. In general, when calculating the estimated travel time in navigation, etc., it is based on traffic situation information according to the current time. In contrast, in the present embodiment, the traffic situation at that time is used based on the appointment time instead of the current time (since it is a future time, it uses the previous traffic situation history). In other words, the traffic situation is used based on the arrival time, not the current time. By using the big data information accumulated for a long time the traffic situation history, it is possible to secure a relatively accurate estimated time required.

Referring back to FIG. 2, when the departure time is calculated, the taxi is scheduled at the reservation time corresponding to the departure time (for example, at the departure time or a previous time (eg, 5 minutes before departure time), etc.). A reservation is performed (S240). In this case, the reservation may be performed after confirming whether the reservation is finally made to the user instead of automatically performing the reservation. For example, when the departure time, estimated time required, estimated taxi cost, etc. are guided and the user inputs a reservation instruction, the taxi reservation is performed.

For example, in a service scenario, a user has an appointment at [OO] 40 minutes before the appointment. 30 minutes after the estimated travel time, 5 minutes after the taxi reservation, the estimated taxi cost 15,000 won], if you only choose whether to make a taxi reservation can be automatically proceed to the taxi reservation.

Hereinafter will be described in more detail the schedule that is the base of the taxi reservation service.

4 is a table illustrating a user schedule that is the basis of a taxi reservation according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 5 is a table illustrating a work schedule set by using a user pattern according to an embodiment of the present invention. .

First, referring to FIG. 4, appointment time and place are set as general schedule information. In this case, according to the present embodiment, the priority of the moving means may be further set. That is, the user may set a desired means of transportation in advance, and according to an example, any one (for example, public transportation) is basically set, and the user may select another one as needed.

According to the schedule shown in the drawing, in the case of Schedule 2, a taxi may be automatically reserved at a necessary time without a user inquiry (basically, a user inquiry may be performed).

In addition, in the case of Schedule 1, although public transportation has a high priority, if it is determined that it is difficult to move to an appointment place within the appointment time when moving to public transportation as described above, a taxi service may be started.

In addition, according to another example, the priority may not be set directly by the user, but may be set based on a more efficient movement method according to the traffic situation of the day. For example, when using a taxi can be shortened by more than half the time than public transportation, and if the cost difference is not higher than the threshold value, the taxi may be set higher priority. As a specific example, when traveling by taxi, if the basic fare is 5 minutes, the taxi is set to have a higher priority when the public transportation takes 30 minutes.

Referring to FIG. 5 according to another embodiment, a working schedule of a user is set. The work schedule shown may be set by a user, or may be set by analyzing user pattern information as described above.

Accordingly, if the time zone during which the movement of the main body or the user's operation is first performed (assuming that it is a wake-up time in the morning) has elapsed by more than a preset time using the pre-stored user pattern information, the preset work area is promised. A taxi reservation service is started for a schedule of going to work as a place and making the appointment time.

Therefore, if the user sleeps late, the taxi reservation service is automatically started so that the user can go to work on time using a taxi.

To explain the service scenario with reference to the drawing, if you go to work by 9 o'clock and normally leave the house at 8 o'clock by public transportation, 8 o'clock has passed until 8 o'clock has passed until 8 o'clock and when there is no user's movement or user's operation The taxi reservation service starts in 20 minutes. Accordingly, the user may recognize the progress of the taxi reservation service at 8:20 and may hurry to prepare for work while the taxi reservation is in progress, and prevent the lateness by moving in the reserved taxi.

The schedule-based taxi reservation service method according to the present invention described above may be embodied as computer readable codes on a computer readable recording medium. Computer-readable recording media include all kinds of recording media having data stored thereon that can be decrypted by a computer system. For example, there may be a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, and the like. The computer readable recording medium can also be distributed over computer systems connected over a computer network, stored and executed as readable code in a distributed fashion.

In addition, while the above has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention as set forth in the claims below. It will be appreciated that various modifications and changes can be made.

10: communication unit
20: position measuring unit
30: storage
40: control unit
42: schedule confirmation
44: Taxi Reservation

Claims (12)

In the taxi reservation service method performed in the computing device,
Checking an appointment location and an appointment time according to a user schedule;
Calculating an estimated time required from the departure point to the appointment location based on the arrival time by referring to the big data information as a past traffic situation of the time zone according to the appointment time;
Calculating a latest departure time corresponding to the expected time required and the appointment time; And
And a taxi reservation to a departure time and a departure time corresponding to the departure time at a time corresponding to the departure time.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Calculating the estimated travel time using public transportation to the appointment place, and if the time plus the estimated travel time from the current time exceeds the appointment time, the taxi reservation service is started.
The method according to claim 1,
A schedule-based taxi reservation service method for checking the user schedule based on user schedule information stored in a specific server device.
The method according to claim 1,
When the movement of the main body or the time zone during which the user operation is first performed is elapsed by more than a preset time using pre-stored user pattern information, the schedule for attending a preset work area as the appointment place and the work time as the appointment time A schedule based taxi booking service method for initiating a taxi booking service for a service.
The method according to claim 5,
The work area and the work time is set using the user pattern information including location information, schedule-based taxi reservation service method.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a computer readable program for carrying out the method of claim 1.
A storage unit for storing a user schedule including an appointment place and an appointment time;
By referring to the big data information as a past history of traffic conditions in the time zone according to the appointment time, the estimated time required from the departure point to the appointment place is calculated based on the arrival time, and the most suitable time corresponding to the expected time and the appointment time is calculated. A schedule checker for calculating a late departure time; And
And a taxi reservation unit configured to perform a taxi reservation to the departure time and the reservation time corresponding to the departure time at the reservation time corresponding to the departure time.
delete The method according to claim 8,
The schedule confirmation unit calculates an estimated travel time using public transportation to the appointment place, and calculates the departure time for a taxi reservation when a time obtained by adding the estimated travel time to a current time exceeds the appointment time. Based taxi booking service device.
The method according to claim 8,
The schedule confirming unit uses the user pattern information to set a pre-set work area as the appointment place when the movement of the main body of the day or the time zone during which the user operation is performed for the first time exceeds a preset time, and set the work time as the appointment time. Schedule-based taxi reservation service device for calculating the departure time for the work schedule.
The method according to claim 11,
The work area and the work time is set using the user pattern information including location information, schedule-based taxi reservation service device.

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